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VijayRa10
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May 13, 2025
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How to access DAM image from /content/dam path returned in AEM GraphQL response?

  • May 13, 2025
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I'm building a block using EDS with XWalk, and I'm fetching content fragments via GraphQL in AEM as a Cloud Service. The image field in the response returns a DAM path like:

"image": { "_path": "/content/dam/shared/en/contributor/ian_provo.jpg" }


In my JavaScript, I'm using a helper (createOptimizedPicture) to render the image in a <picture> tag, which generates URLs like:

<img src="/content/dam/shared/en/contributor/ian_provo.jpg?width=750&format=jpg&optimize=medium">


The problem is: The base path /content/dam/... works fine, but adding query parameters like ?width=750&format=jpg causes a 404 error.


What I’ve Verified:

  • The image is published and accessible in DAM.
  • The GraphQL response includes the correct _path.
  • There don’t appear to be any permission issues.

 

Looking for Guidance On:

  • What’s the correct way to reference and optimize DAM images returned from a GraphQL query?
  • Why do image URLs with query parameters like ?width=750&format=jpg result in 404 errors?
  • Is there any specific configuration needed in AEM (or CDN) to support these optimized image requests?

Thanks in advance for any help!

Vijay

Best answer by VijayRa10

Hi, @giuseppebaglio 

Thanks for the reply! I actually found the solution in the Publishing pages with AEM Assets article.

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giuseppebaglio
giuseppebaglio
Level 10
May 13, 2025

hi @vijayra10, by looking at this page the image element should have the following fields:

  

  • _dynamicUrl is the URL to for image asset’s web-optimized delivery.
    • The _dynamicUrl does not include a AEM origin, so the domain (AEM Author or AEM Publish service) must be provided by the client application.
  • _publishUrl is the full URL to the image asset on AEM Publish

The _dynamicUrl is the recommended URL to use for image asset delivery and should replace the use of _path, _authorUrl, and _publishUrl whenever possible.

Have you tried using the _dynamicUrl already?

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VijayRa10AuthorAccepted solution
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May 15, 2025

Hi, @giuseppebaglio 

Thanks for the reply! I actually found the solution in the Publishing pages with AEM Assets article.

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